El Niño Storm Jan. 6, 2016

Santa Barbara County firefighters rescued eight people, including six children on the way to school, from two cars stranded in 2 feet of water in a Goleta intersection Wednesday morning. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

Tecolote Creek in western Goleta was flowing Wednesday morning, for the first time in recent memory, after the second major storm of the season dumped more than an inch of rain. (Tom Bolton / Noozhawk)

Santa Barbara County firefighters rescued eight people, including six children on the way to school, from two cars stranded in 2 feet of water in a Goleta intersection Wednesday morning. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

Tecolote Creek in western Goleta was flowing Wednesday morning, for the first time in recent memory, after the second major storm of the season dumped more than an inch of rain. (Tom Bolton / Noozhawk)